Air Guitar World Championships
21.-23.8.2024 Oulu, Finland
Dark Horses Qualifying Round
This is your way to the world final! The Dark Horses Qualifications are held on the 22nd of August 2024. The contestants are either sent in by the national organizations, or Air Guitarists signed up through an open call. Some of these contestants will be fighting and playing their way to the final stage!
This exciting night serves the audience and the contestants with intense atmosphere, and never-before-seen Air Guitar talent.
The Air Guitarists qualified from the Dark Horses, get to challenge the national champions, and the reigning world champion at the World Championship Final on Friday!
Both patches have 11 spots available for the Dark Horses Qualification round in Oulu on Thursday 22.8.2024. If more than 11 sign up, the spots will be raffled. You will get the confirmation and payment link on 20.5.2024 for Early Birds and 18.7.2024 for July sign ups. The Dark Horse spot will be finalized upon completing the payment.
Additionally to these 22 spots, 8 spots are automatically reserved for Dark Horses from the National Championships of each participating country.
This year the sign-ups happened in two patches: Early Bird sign up 13.5.-17.5.2024, and a later possibility 1.7.-15.7.2024. This year’s sign-ups have now closed.
Timetable 2024
August 21: Airientation
August 22: Dark Horses Qualification
August 23: The World Final
